Cévennes Male-fern vs Polar bear

Dryopteris ardechensis compared with Ursus maritimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cévennes Male-fern	Polar bear
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Ursidae (Bears)
Genus	Dryopteris	Ursus (Bears)
Species	Dryopteris ardechensis	Ursus maritimus

Conservation Status

Cévennes Male-fern

VU — Vulnerable

Polar bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~26.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cévennes Male-fern	Polar bear
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.4 m
Average Weight	—	450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cévennes Male-fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Polar bear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cévennes Male-fern

The Cévennes Male-Fern (Dryopteris ardechensis) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Polar bear

The largest land carnivore on Earth, polar bears can exceed 700 kg and are found across Arctic sea ice from Canada to Russia. Highly specialized marine mammals that rely on sea ice to hunt ringed and bearded seals. Excellent swimmers capable of covering vast distances in open water. Listed as Vulnerable, with populations under severe pressure from rapid Arctic sea ice loss due to climate change.